Effects of specialized exercises in the rehabilitation of grade 1 ankle sprain in soccer players

Authors

  • Darley Jhosue Burgos Angulo
  • Alex Arturo Perlaza Estupiñán
  • Walter Isaac Loor Mendoza
  • Boris René Morales Fischer

Keywords:

Rehabilitation, Ankle sprain, Soccer, Specialized exercises.

Abstract

Introduction: injuries in soccer players cause limitations in musculoskeletal mobility, causing a passive rest, and therefore non-compliance with the principle of systematic training; Therefore, it can cause sports abandonment in extreme cases, and usually a decrease in performance. Recovery through therapy requires an assessment of its efficiency, and it is necessary to study the most effective actions from the therapeutic point of view.

Objective: to assess the effects of an intervention process with therapeutic exercises for the rehabilitation of grade 1 ankle sprain in soccer players.

Methods: Descriptive/explanatory research of quasi-experimental order and longitudinal approach (4 years of study), researching 43 soccer players with a previous ankle injury due to grade 1 sprain (Group 1: Experimental, Group 2: Control), intervening in the experimental group. with three phases of treatment, which includes a group of specialized physical exercises to strengthen and maintain optimal muscle conditions.

Results: The experimental group required less time to recover from a sprain injury (p=0.001), while the recurrence of the injury was less than in the control group (p=0.019) in a period of four years.

Conclusions: the intervention process has been effective in achieving better rehabilitation in the experimental sample, in terms of speed in the recovery process, and in terms of reducing relapses in a four years period. Once the athlete has recovered, it is recommended to systematically continue with the strengthening and prevention process in training sessions and at home.  

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Published

2023-10-22

How to Cite

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Burgos Angulo DJ, Perlaza Estupiñán AA, Loor Mendoza WI, Morales Fischer BR. Effects of specialized exercises in the rehabilitation of grade 1 ankle sprain in soccer players. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 22 [cited 2025 Jul. 11];42(1). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/3035

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES